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MIDAS 4, 192

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 4, 192 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

192, 1961-028A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

LMSC

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

MIDAS, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,540 kg wet, 840 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-10-21 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 8.99 m

Radar Cross Section

11.475 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 MIDAS 4
1 00192U 61028A   25181.78243025  .00000008  00000-0  53854-2 0  9992
2 00192  95.8357 149.8220 0135829 312.2415  46.6982  8.67772734 17670

Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:46:41.973Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-50.94018°

Altitude

3,534.835 km

Speed

6.371 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 59m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.35392°

Longitude

-50.6816°

Altitude

3,533.664 km

Speed

6.372 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 25m 30s

Apparent Declination

-16° 34' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:14:11

Azimuth

321.331° NNW

Elevation

-61.993°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,758.598 km

Perigee altitude

3,486.915 km

Semi-major axis

10,000.894 km

Eccentricity

0.01358

Inclination

95.8357°

RAAN

149.822°

Arg. of periapsis

312.2415°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

46.6982°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.17013 °/min

Orbital period

165.89 mins

BSTAR

0.0053854

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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1961 (1961-10-21 UTC)

MIDAS 4 DEB (NOSECONE), 193 (Decayed)

MIDAS 4 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
37 mins	2025-07-01 09:24:03.101Z	13.43° NNE	2025-07-01 09:42:03.101Z	88.635° E	41.139°	2025-07-01 10:01:03.101Z	172.339° S
32 mins	2025-07-01 12:09:03.101Z	0.695° NNE	2025-07-01 12:24:03.101Z	301.826° NW	34.81°	2025-07-01 12:41:03.101Z	236.235° WSW
7 mins	2025-07-01 14:56:03.101Z	345.383° N	2025-07-01 14:59:03.101Z	335.567° NNW	11.085°	2025-07-01 15:03:03.101Z	322.564° NNW
29 mins	2025-07-01 19:49:03.101Z	114.247° SE	2025-07-01 20:03:03.101Z	56.6° ENE	32.06°	2025-07-01 20:18:03.101Z	359.159° N
35 mins	2025-07-01 22:28:03.101Z	183.962° SSW	2025-07-01 22:44:03.101Z	260.476° W	42.671°	2025-07-01 23:03:03.101Z	348.277° N
9 mins	2025-07-02 01:29:03.101Z	281.285° WNW	2025-07-02 01:33:03.101Z	294.968° NW	11.517°	2025-07-02 01:38:03.101Z	311.915° NW
25 mins	2025-07-02 07:37:03.101Z	30.69° NE	2025-07-02 07:49:03.101Z	73.489° E	20.891°	2025-07-02 08:02:03.101Z	119.646° SE

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